CPD training courses

If you've been thinking of applying for the Postgraduate Advanced Certificate in Educational Studies: Educational Assessment, join us for an online information webinar and Q&A with our Course Director Dr Simon Child.

A series of four interactive online workshops, designed to introduce the basic concepts behind item response theory (IRT) and give clear examples of when it is useful.

Join us in Cambridge or online on 29-30 April for Assessment Horizons - an opportunity to explore emerging and developing themes in assessment design, development and delivery.

Learn to lead effective and equitable assessment change with this five-day programme for global assessment leaders. Back for 2025.

An interactive series of five workshops guiding you through the principles of curriculum design and how these can be practically applied to the development of a curriculum.

An interactive workshop, designed to fit around your working day, exploring different approaches to grading and how these can be applied in your own context.

This interactive series of three workshops will help you understand how to design and use multiple-choice questions (MCQs) in the assessment of languages to ensure valid and reliable outcomes.

Understand key principles underpinning effective assessment including validity, reliability, and fairness. Improve your assessment knowledge and challenge your assumptions. Courses available: On-demand | 2 Jun-3 Aug 2025 | 8 Sep-9 Nov 2025

A series of four interactive online workshops on the principles of writing good exam questions. A comprehensive guide to the effective development of assessments and individual items with practical information and opportunities to evaluate a range of questions and mark schemes. Courses available: 5 Jun-26 Jun 2025 | 13 Nov-4 Dec 2025